Creativity is the relationship between a human being and the
mysteries of inspiration...
mysteries of inspiration...
We are all capable of brushing up against a sense of mystery and
inspiration. We may be able to draw nearer to that source than we
think, being gently propelled by some force, something not "me."
inspiration. We may be able to draw nearer to that source than we
think, being gently propelled by some force, something not "me."
"Creative living" is living a life that is driven more strongly by
curiosity than be fear. [But] you won't be able to create anything
interesting out of your life if you don't believe in "creative
entitlement." This doesn't mean behaving like a princess, or acting
as though the world owes you anything. "Creative entitlement"
simply means believing that you are allowed to be here, and that
merely by being here, you are allowed to have a voice, and a vision
of your own.
curiosity than be fear. [But] you won't be able to create anything
interesting out of your life if you don't believe in "creative
entitlement." This doesn't mean behaving like a princess, or acting
as though the world owes you anything. "Creative entitlement"
simply means believing that you are allowed to be here, and that
merely by being here, you are allowed to have a voice, and a vision
of your own.
The poet David Whyte calls this sense of creative entitlement "the
arrogance of belonging", and claims that it is absolutely vital
to cultivate if you wish to interact more vividly with life.
Without this "arrogance of belonging", you will never be able to take
any creative risks, without it, you will never push yourself out of the
suffocating insulation of personal safety and into the frontiers of the
beautiful and the unexpected.
The "arrogance of belonging" is not about egotism or self-absorption.
In a strange way it is a divine force that will actually take you out of
yourself and allow you to engage more fully with life. Because often
what keeps you from "creative living" is your self-absorption, i.e.
your self-doubt, your self-disgust, your self-judgment, your crushing
sense of self-protection. The "arrogance of belonging" pulls you out
of the the darkest depths of self-hatred, not by saying "I am the
greatest!" but merely saying "I am here" -
the simple entitlement to exist and
express yourself.
arrogance of belonging", and claims that it is absolutely vital
to cultivate if you wish to interact more vividly with life.
Without this "arrogance of belonging", you will never be able to take
any creative risks, without it, you will never push yourself out of the
suffocating insulation of personal safety and into the frontiers of the
beautiful and the unexpected.
The "arrogance of belonging" is not about egotism or self-absorption.
In a strange way it is a divine force that will actually take you out of
yourself and allow you to engage more fully with life. Because often
what keeps you from "creative living" is your self-absorption, i.e.
your self-doubt, your self-disgust, your self-judgment, your crushing
sense of self-protection. The "arrogance of belonging" pulls you out
of the the darkest depths of self-hatred, not by saying "I am the
greatest!" but merely saying "I am here" -
the simple entitlement to exist and
express yourself.
Your soul will mobilize accordingly. It will mobilize ecstatically,
because this is what your Soul [Being] was born for. Your Soul
has been waiting for you to wake up to your own existence
[your Aliveness] for years.
[Being wants to express ItSelf through you in creative ways.]
because this is what your Soul [Being] was born for. Your Soul
has been waiting for you to wake up to your own existence
[your Aliveness] for years.
[Being wants to express ItSelf through you in creative ways.]
Elizabeth Gilbert
Author of Eat Pray Love
Author of Eat Pray Love
above excerpt from: Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
[brackets mine]
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color digitally inverted
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